Slop at Microsoft is a Miserable Failure, Now Microsoft Takes the "Vista Route" (Paying People to Say Good Things About It)
From a Microsoft fan site (or AstroTurfing platform), published hours ago:
Having just mentioned imminent layoff expectations (Microsoft is batching them up; there will be a very large number soon), consider the recent shares' fall, which many pundits tie to failure with slop.
According to the above (hours-old) report, citing a Microsoft propaganda site with Microsoft operatives inside it (CNBC), Microsoft offers some people about half a million dollars (yes, while laying off so many, the irony!) for "campaigns centered around Copilot, its AI assistant that’s now woven into Windows, Microsoft 365, Edge, and more."
Signs of desperation.
This is a form of spam, which will erode trust in online 'content'.
To quote: "These aren’t one‑off sponsored posts. CNBC describes multi‑month or even year‑long deals where creators integrate AI tools into their regular content, tutorials, and workflows. For Microsoft, that means positioning Copilot not just as a novelty, but as something that fits naturally into how people work, study, and create."
So a lot of "information" about Microsoft slop will in fact be misleading advertising. This is brainwash, it's meant to delay the implosion of the bubble and reward people who participate in a Ponzi scheme.
The Microsoft boosters recall: "We recently learned that despite Microsoft's broad user base across its Microsoft 365 services, only 3.3% of its users actually pay for Copilot."
Now they rebrand things as "Copilot" (so that they can lie about these numbers). A Ponzi schemer will never stop delaying. When is it going to be infeasible? When will it "pop"? Who will "pop along"?
Let's quote some more.
"Separate reporting highlighted by CNBC notes that some influencers and creatives are turning down AI‑related sponsorships altogether, citing concerns about audience backlash, ethical questions around AI, or fears of being seen as “selling out” to a controversial technology. Those reports don’t specify which companies’ deals are being rejected, and they don’t directly tie those decisions to Microsoft’s offers in particular," it adds. █